- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1960-1970
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 14 15/16 x 12 x 15/16 in. (37.9 x 30.5 x 2.4 cm)
- Description
- Framed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Frame is black with gold detail surrounding the inner edge. Image shows King, Jr. in dark suit and tie. Tie is pinstriped blue and white with white polka dots. Along the bottom of the image is a small horizontal white band with black cursive text reading "We Shall Overcome". The print is covered in plastic within the frame.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
- Object number
- 2013.27.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.